Citadel Contrast Paint Pot 18ml: Gutrippa Flesh

Base Coat and Shading in a Single Stroke

Gutrippa Flesh is a Citadel Contrast paint — and if you haven't painted with Contrast before, it changes the way you think about the hobby workflow. Apply it over a light undercoat of Grey Seer or Wraithbone and it does two jobs at once: it lays down a vivid, saturated base colour while simultaneously flowing into recesses to create natural-looking shadows and depth. What would normally take two or three separate stages — base coat, wash, highlight — collapses into a single application. The result is a convincing, game-ready finish in a fraction of the time.

Gutrippa Flesh is ideal for Orruk skin, goblinoid complexions, and any creature with that sickly, muted green skin tone that lives somewhere between swamp and battlefield. It reads as a natural, earthy flesh — darker and more threatening than a typical warm skin tone, with the kind of grim character that suits everything from Orruk Warclans in Age of Sigmar to alien and mutant models across any game system. It works beautifully over the recommended undercoats straight from the pot, with no thinning required for standard brush application.

Who This Paint Is For

Contrast paints are one of the most genuinely beginner-friendly tools in miniature painting — if you're just starting out and want models that look great on the table without spending hours blending layers, this is exactly the kind of paint to build your palette around. For experienced painters, Gutrippa Flesh is a fast and reliable choice for batch-painting large units where consistent results matter more than extended technique time. It also works as an excellent first-pass base for painters who want to go further — use it to establish value and shadow, then pick out highlights with a standard layer paint on top. The 18ml pot provides solid coverage for dozens of models.

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